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Israel and Hamas agree to extend truce for two more days, and to free more hostages and prisoners

By TIA GOLDENBERG, JACK JEFFERY and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel and Hamas have agreed to extend their cease-fire for two more days past Monday. That raises the prospect of an even longer halt to their deadliest and most destructive war, and further exchanges of militant-held hostages for Palestinians imprisoned

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Sierra Leone’s leader says most behind the weekend attacks are arrested, but few details are given

By CHINEDU ASADU and KEMO CHAM Associated Press FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — Sierra Leone’s president says most of the leaders of weekend attacks on the nation’s main military barracks and prisons have been arrested, but the capital remains tense. Many streets are empty after a 24-hour curfew was relaxed to a dusk-to-dawn lockdown. The

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A watchdog urges UN Security Council to consider all options to protect Sudan’s Darfur civilians

By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — An international watchdog is urging the United Nations Security Council to consider all options to protect civilians in Sudan’s Darfur region. The U.N. refugee agency says more than 800 people were reportedly killed in a multi-day assault earlier this month. The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, which was

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North Korea restores border guard posts as tensions rise over its satellite launch, Seoul says

By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea says North Korea is restoring front-line guard posts that it had dismantled during a previous period of inter-Korean rapprochement. South Korea’s military said it detected North Korea building guard posts at border sites where its dismantled guard posts once stood. The military says

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Why do they give? Donors speak about what moves them and how they plan end-of-year donations

By THALIA BEATY Associated Press What motivates people to donate to charities or causes they care about is often deeply personal. Donors name relatives or friends who have survived or died from illnesses. They recount tearful conversations with their children. They point to their aspirations for how their communities and the larger world could be

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Pakistan’s army says it killed 8 militants during a raid along the border with Afghanistan

ISLAMABAD Pakistan’s military says its forces raided a militant hideout in a former stronghold of the local Taliban and killed eight militants. Elsewhere, a suicide bomber on Monday targeted a vehicle with security forces in the northwestern Bannu district, killing two civilians and wounding 10 others, including three soldiers. In Sunday’s raid, no detail was

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Supporting nonprofits on GivingTuesday this year could have a bigger impact than usual

By THALIA BEATY Associated Press Supporting nonprofits on GivingTuesday this year could have a bigger impact than usual. That’s because nonprofits and industry groups say donations so far are down compared with previous years. Many organizations will be looking to make up the difference on GivingTuesday, which is the Tuesday after Thanksgiving. Some run matching

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Ukraine has a new way to get its grain to the world despite Russia’s threat in the Black Sea

By HANNA ARHIROVA and COURTNEY BONNELL Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Increasing numbers of ships are streaming toward Ukraine’s Black Sea ports and heading out loaded with grain, metals and other cargo despite the threat of attack and explosive mines. It’s happening under a fledgling shipping corridor launched after Russia pulled out of a

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Trump hints at expanded role for the military within the US. A legacy law gives him few guardrails

By GARY FIELDS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Campaigning in Iowa this year, Donald Trump said he was prevented during his presidency from using the military to quell violence in primarily Democratic cities and states. Calling New York City and Chicago “crime dens,” the front-runner for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination told his audience, “The

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How did humans get to the brink of crashing climate? A long push for progress and energy to fuel it

By DANA BELTAJI Associated Press Amid record-high temperatures, deluges, droughts and wildfires, leaders are convening for another round of United Nations climate talks later this month that seek to curb a centuries-long trend of humans spewing ever more greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. For hundreds of years, people have shaped the world around them for

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How did humans get to the brink of crashing climate? A long push for progress and energy to fuel it

By DANA BELTAJI Associated Press Amidst record-high temperatures, deluges, droughts and wildfires, leaders are convening for another round of United Nations climate talks later this month that seek to curb the centuries-long trend of humans spewing ever more greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. For hundreds of years, people have shaped the world around them for

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